Ayvaz Avoyan was born on 25th of September 1955 in Gousanagyugh(village in northern Armenian region of Shirak). From 1974-1976 he studied at the Art College in Gyumri.1986 graduated from the Fine Art and Drama Academy in Yerevan. Since then he participated in republican, all-union and international group exhibitions.

Many of Avoyan’s works are kept in Modern Art Museum Yerevan and in private collections in Armenia and abroad.